Video: EU must 'step up direct engagement' with Syria leaders, says von der Leyen in Turkey (2)
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EU must 'step up direct engagement' with Syria leaders, says von der Leyen in Turkey (2)
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says Brussels would intensify its "direct engagement" with Syria's new Islamist-led rulers after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad. "We have to step up and continue our direct engagement with HTS and other factions," she tells a news conference in Ankara, referring to the HTS rebels who ousted the Syrian strongman. SOUNDBITE